Jessie Jacobs

Host / Digital Producer

Jessie Jacobs joined CPR as a Classical Host/Digital Producer in 2021.

Professional Background: Jessie has worked in classical radio from coast to coast since 2011. She served in a variety of roles at Northwest Public Broadcasting, including music librarian, classical host and music director. There she collaborated with local ensembles and touring artists to bring live interviews and performances to the air, co-created a podcast highlighting local composers and produced news features on local music educators.

In 2019, she joined WCRB in Boston as a classical announcer, where she served as weekend host. In addition, she produced several episodes of "WCRB In Concert." Her productions have featured internationally renowned groups like the Boston Early Music Festival and Australian Chamber Orchestra and interviews with the Ying Quartet, Horszowski Trio, Amy, Jill and Nina Totenberg, and more.

Education: Bachelor of General Studies, University of Idaho

Pianist Inon Barnatan sits on the ground next to a grand piano, looking straight into the camera.

WATCH LIVE: Shostakovich with pianist Inon Barnatan and the Aspen Chamber Symphony, Nicholas McGegan conducts

Join the Aspen Music Festival and School for a special recital you can watch LIVE at CPRClassical.org.

By Jessie Jacobs

WATCH LIVE: Renée Fleming sings Strauss and a world premiere

Join the Aspen Music Festival and School for a special recital you can watch LIVE right here at CPRClassical.org.

By Jessie Jacobs

WATCH LIVE: pianist Harmony Zhu plays Schumann, Chopin, Ravel in Aspen

Join the Aspen Music Festival and School for a special recital you can watch LIVE right here at CPRClassical.org.

By Jessie Jacobs

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Beat the summer heat with a 2024 Colorado classical music festival

Music fills the slopes of snowless ski towns and metropolitan concert halls with renowned festivals every year, and 2024 just may be the best season yet.

By Jessie Jacobs

CPR Classical’s Summerfest 2024: what to hear, watch and when

Summer classical music is renowned in Colorado!

By Jessie Jacobs

WATCH: Jeremy Denk in the CPR Performance Studio

Jeremy Denk plays Beach, Brahms, and even gets some ragtime rolling with Scott Joplin in the CPR Performance Studio. Take a listen to his performances form December 2023.

By Jessie Jacobs

Find your old band or orchestra instrument a new home in a Colorado music program

Last year was another banner year for the Bringing Music to Life Instrument Drive. Coloradans donated 1,100 used instruments that were repaired when possible and donated to schools.

By Jessie Jacobs

The Year of the Dragon: Music to celebrate the Lunar New Year

In China, it’s often referred to as the Spring Festival. In Mongolia, it’s Tsagaan Sar. Vietnam, it’s called Tết Nguyên Đán.

By Jessie Jacobs

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An easy resolution: See live classical music this January

Sad about that post-holiday lull? A little bored in the new year? Treat yourself to Colorado classical events happening across the state.

By Jessie Jacobs

String up the lights! The 2023 Sound of the Season is here

CLICK HERE: Download a printable Sound of the Season schedule! The weather is getting cooler, but now is the time of year for warm memories!

By Jessie Jacobs

WATCH: Time for Three in the CPR Performance Studio

One of the best things about summer? Musicians stopping by the CPR Performance Studio on their way to one of Colorado’s many other summer music festivals.

By Jessie Jacobs

WATCH: Robert Spano, Seraphic Fire in Haydn’s ‘The Creation,’ the finale to Aspen Music Festival’s 2023 season

Join us for an Aspen livestream from the Benedict Music Tent on CPR Classical this Sunday!

By Jessie Jacobs

WATCH: Mozart’s earliest opera masterpiece, ‘Idomeneo,’ live from Aspen

Watch the triumphant tale of Idomeneo, the King of Crete, live from the Aspen Music Festival opera stage on Thursday, August 17. Neptune saves Idomeneo from the ocean after Idomeneo’s success in the Trojan War, setting into motion a tale of love, loyalty and family. This epic, bold opera premiered just a few days before Mozart’s 25th birthday.

By Jessie Jacobs

A summer highlight: McGegan and Pratt team up for something old and something new

Two big names in classical music, conductor Nicholas McGegan and pianist Awadagin Pratt, are meeting for the first time in Aspen this summer.

By Jessie Jacobs

A melting pot of American music: American immigrants and visitors in classical music

Every year on the Fourth of July, Americans pull out the fireworks, hotdogs and historic music in an effort to honor the birth of our nation.

By Jessie Jacobs

Summerfest Postcards 2023: explore Colorado’s summer music festivals through audio snapshots

It’s the sights and sounds of Colorado’s summer music festivals through one minute snapshots with CPR Classical’s Summerfest Postcards.

By Jessie Jacobs

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